A video of Melania Trump dodging a kiss from Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Thursday, July 18th has gone viral for obvious reasons.
Although the former First Lady made a rare appearance at the political event to support her husband after his failed assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania one week prior, she still didn’t want to receive a kiss from him in public, thus resulting in another viral moment than will no doubt live in everybody’s minds for a very long time.
Melania Trump Dodges Donald Trump's Kiss At The Republican National Convention
The former president was joined at the event by many members of his family, including daughter Ivanka Trump and wife Melania Trump, the latter of whom wore a striking red Dior skirt suit.
Melania seemed to show some signs of affection towards her husband, who is also the father of her 18-year-old son Barron Trump, on several occasions throughout the event, including occasionally touching his arm. This is a huge step as far as their public displays of affection go, as Melania has been known to keep her distance from her husband. However, receiving a kiss from him seemed like one step too far…
YIKES! Melania Trump completely DODGED Trump’s kiss at the end of his RNC speech. Super awkward moment! pic.twitter.com/llaXJhqDIX
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) July 19, 2024
Social Media Reactions
X user @harryjsisson shared a clip of the now viral moment on the social media platform, with the caption: "YIKES! Melania Trump completely DODGED Trump's kiss at the end of his RNC speech. Super awkward moment! "
As expected, the comments section did not disappoint! "That was odd," thought one X user, followed by the sideways crying laughing emoji. "She looks like she'd rather be anywhere else on the planet, besides there at that moment," observed another. "I feel bad for her – she's stuck trying to do the right thing, but really just wants to be left alone," speculated another user, as someone else said: "She looks so upset."
Other X users thought there may have been s valid reason for Melania dodging her husband's kiss. "If you knew ANYTHING about Melania, you'd know she doesn't like PDA!" exclaimed one user. "She was just trying to protect her makeup. Pretty obvious she was there to support her husband," wrote another. "Anyone that's dated a woman knows they do that to not mess up their makeup. And to not get lipstick on your face," concurred another X user.
